قُضاة 1

١ 1 بَعْدَ مَوْتِ يَشُوعَ سَأَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ الرَّبَّ: «مَنْ مِنَّا يَذْهَبُ أَوَّلاً لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ؟»

After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of the LORD, saying, “Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”

٢ 2 فَأَجَابَ الرَّبُّ: «يَهُوذَا يَذْهَبُ، فَقَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ الْأَرْضَ إِلَى يَدِهِ».

The LORD said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

٣ 3 فَقَالَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا لإِخْوَتِهِمْ رِجَالِ شِمْعُونَ: «اخْرُجُوا مَعَنَا إِلَى الْمِنْطَقَةِ الَّتِي صَارَتْ قُرْعَةً لَنَا لِنُحَارِبَ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ مَعاً، ثُمَّ نَخْرُجُ نَحْنُ مَعَكُمْ فِي حَرْبِكُمْ لِتَسْتَوْلُوا عَلَى قُرْعَتِكُمْ». فَذَهَبَ رِجَالُ شِمْعُونَ مَعَهُمْ.

Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your lot.” So Simeon went with him.

٤ 4 فَانْطَلَقَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا لِخَوْضِ الْحَرْبِ، فَأَظْفَرَهُمُ الرَّبُّ بِالْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَالْفِرِزِّيِّينَ، فَقَتَلُوا مِنْهُمْ فِي بَازَقَ عَشْرَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ.

Judah went up, and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek.

٥ 5 وَالْتَقَوْا بِمَلِكِهِمْ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ عِنْدَ بَازَقَ، فَحَارَبُوهُ وَقَهَرُوا الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَالْفِرِزِّيِّينَ.

They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and they fought against him. They struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

٦ 6 فَهَرَبَ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ تَعَقَّبُوهُ وَقَبَضُوا عَلَيْهِ وَقَطَعُوا أَبَاهِمَ يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ.

But Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.

٧ 7 فَقَالَ أَدُونِي بَازَقَ: «لَقَدْ قَطَعْتُ أَبَاهِمَ أَيْدِي وَأَرْجُلِ سَبْعِينَ مَلِكاً كَانُوا يَلْتَقِطُونَ الْفُتَاتَ تَحْتَ مَائِدَتِي، فَهَا الرَّبُّ قَدْ جَازَانِي بِمِثْلِ مَا فَعَلْتُ». وَأَتَوْا بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ حَيْثُ مَاتَ.

Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their big toes cut off, scavenged under my table. As I have done, so God has done to me.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

٨ 8 وَكَانَ أَبْنَاءُ يَهُوذَا قَدْ هَاجَمُوا أُورُشَلِيمَ وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا، وَقَتَلُوا أَهْلَهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ وَأَحْرَقُوهَا بِالنَّارِ.

The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, took it, struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

٩ 9 ثُمَّ انْحَدَرُوا لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ فِي الْمَنَاطِقِ الْجَبَلِيَّةِ وَالنَّقَبِ وَالسُّهُولِ الْغَرْبِيَّةِ.

After that, the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, and in the South, and in the lowland.

١٠ 10 فَهَاجَمُوا الْكَنَعَانِيِّينَ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي حَبْرُونَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُدْعَى قَبْلاً قَرْيَةَ أَرْبَعَ، وَقَضَوْا عَلَى شِيشَايَ وَأَخِيمَانَ وَتَلْمَايَ.

Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron. (The name of Hebron before that was Kiriath Arba.) They struck Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

١١ 11 وَتَوَجَّهُوا مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَانْقَضُّوا عَلَى أَهْلِ دَبِيرَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُدْعَى قَبْلاً قَرْيَةَ سَفَرٍ.

From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir before that was Kiriath Sepher.)

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ كَالَبُ: «الَّذِي يَقْهَرُ قَرْيَةَ سَفَرٍ وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَيْهَا، أُزَوِّجُهُ ابْنَتِي عَكْسَةَ».

Caleb said, “I will give Achsah my daughter as wife to the man who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it.”

١٣ 13 فَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهَا عُثْنِيئِيلُ بْنُ قَنَازَ، أَخُو كَالَبَ الأَصْغَرُ مِنْهُ، فَزَوَّجَهُ ابْنَتَهُ عَكْسَةَ.

Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.

١٤ 14 وَعِنْدَمَا زُفَّتْ إِلَيْهِ حَثَّهَا عَلَى طَلَبِ حَقْلٍ مِنْ أَبِيهَا، فَتَرَجَّلَتْ عَنِ الْحِمَارِ، فَسَأَلَهَا كَالَبُ: «مَالَكِ؟»

When she came, she got him to ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, “What would you like?”

١٥ 15 فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «أَنْعِمْ عَلَيَّ بِهِبَةٍ، فَأَنْتَ قَدْ أَعْطَيْتَنِي أَرْضاً فِي النَّقَبِ، فَأَعْطِنِي أَيْضاً يَنَابِيعَ مَاءٍ». فَوَهَبَهَا كَالَبُ الْيَنَابِيعَ الْعُلْيَا وَالْيَنَابِيعَ السُّفْلَى.

She said to him, “Give me a blessing; because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water.” Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

١٦ 16 وَغَادَرَ أَبْنَاءُ الْقَيْنِيِّ حَمِي مُوسَى مَدِينَةَ النَّخْلِ (أَرِيحَا) وَذَهَبُوا مَعَ سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ يَهُوذَا الْوَاقِعَةِ فِي جَنُوبِيِّ عَرَادَ، وَسَكَنُوا مَعَ الشَّعْبِ.

The children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.

١٧ 17 وَانْضَمَّ جَيْشُ يَهُوذَا إِلَى جَيْشِ شِمْعُونَ، وَحَارَبُوا الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ أَهْلَ صَفَاةَ وَدَمَّرُوهَا وَدَعَوْا اسْمَ الْمَدِينَةِ حُرْمَةَ (بِمَعْنَى خَرَابٍ).

Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah.

١٨ 18 وَاسْتَوْلَى رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا عَلَى غَزَّةَ وَتُخُومِهَا وَأَشْقَلُونَ وَتُخْومِهَا وَعَقْرُونَ وَتُخُومِهَا.

Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.

١٩ 19 وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ مَعَ أَبْنَاءِ يَهُوذَا فَتَمَلَّكُوا الْجَبَلَ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ أَخْفَقُوا فِي طَرْدِ سُكَّانِ الْوَادِي لأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَمْلِكُونَ مَرْكَبَاتٍ حَدِيدِيَّةً.

The LORD was with Judah, and drove out the inhabitants of the hill country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

٢٠ 20 وَأَعْطَوْا حَبْرُونَ لِكَالَبَ كَمَا أَوْصَى مُوسَى، فَطَرَدَ مِنْهَا بَنِي عَنَاقَ الثَّلاثَةَ.

They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there.

٢١ 21 وَأَخْفَقَ أَبْنَاءُ بِنْيَامِينَ فِي طَرْدِ الْيَبُوسِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَظَلَّ الْيَبُوسِيُّونَ يُقِيمُونَ بَيْنَ ذُرِّيَّةِ بِنْيَامِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

٢٢ 22 وَهَاجَمَ أَبْنَاءُ سِبْطِ يُوسُفَ بَيْتَ إِيلَ، فَكَانَ الرَّبُّ مَعَهُمْ (وَنَصَرَهُمْ).

The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

٢٣ 23 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ فَرِيقُ الاسْتِكْشَافِ يُرَاقِبُ بَيْتَ إِيلَ، الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُدْعَى قَبْلاً لُوزَ،

The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)

٢٤ 24 شَاهَدُوا رَجُلاً خَارِجاً مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَرْشِدْنَا إِلَى مَدْخَلِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَنَصْنَعَ مَعَكَ مَعْرُوفاً».

The watchers saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.”

٢٥ 25 فَأَرْشَدَهُمْ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ الْمَدِينَةِ، فَاقْتَحَمُوهَا وَقَضَوْا عَلَى أَهْلِهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ وَسَائِرُ عَشِيرَتِهِ فَأَطْلَقُوهُمْ.

He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.

٢٦ 26 فَمَضَى الرَّجُلُ إِلَى دِيَارِ الْحِثِّيِّينَ وَبَنَى مَدِينَةً دَعَاهَا لُوزَ، وَهَذَا هُوَ اسْمُهَا حَتَّى الْآنَ.

The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

٢٧ 27 وَأَخْفَقَ أَبْنَاءُ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى فِي طَرْدِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ شَانَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَأَهْلِ تَعْنَكَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانِ دُورٍ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانِ يِبْلَعَامَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانِ مَجِدُّو وَقُرَاهَا. فَاسْتَمَرَّ الْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ يَسْكُنُونَ فِيهَا.

Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

٢٨ 28 وَلَمَّا قَوِيَتْ شَوْكَةُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ وَضَعُوا الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ تَحْتَ الْجِزْيَةِ، وَلَمْ يَطْرُدُوهُمْ قَطُّ.

When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labour, and didn’t utterly drive them out.

٢٩ 29 وَكَذَلِكَ فَشَلَ سِبْطُ أَفْرَايِمَ فِي طَرْدِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ السَّاكِنِينَ فِي جَازَرَ، فَسَكَنَ الْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ مَعَهُمْ.

Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer amongst them.

٣٠ 30 وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْ أَبْنَاءُ زَبُولُونَ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ الْمُسْتَوْطِنِينَ فِي قِطْرُونَ وَنَهْلُولَ، فَأَقَامَ الْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ بَيْنَهُمْ، وَفَرَضُوا عَلَيْهِمِ الْجِزْيَةَ.

Zebulun didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites lived amongst them, and became subject to forced labour.

٣١ 31 وَأَيْضاً لَمْ يَطْرُدْ أَبْنَاءُ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ سُكَّانَ عَكُّو وَلا سُكَّانَ صِيدُونَ وَأَحْلَبَ وَأَكْزِيبَ وَحَلْبَةَ وَأَفِيقَ وَرَحُوبَ.

Asher didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;

٣٢ 32 فَسَكَنَ الأَشِيرِيُّونَ فِي وَسَطِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَطْرُدُوهُمْ.

but the Asherites lived amongst the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they didn’t drive them out.

٣٣ 33 وَلَمْ يَطْرُدْ أَبْنَاءُ سِبْطِ نَفْتَالِي سُكَّانَ بَيْتِ شَمْسٍ وَبَيْتِ عَنَاةَ بَلْ أَقَامُوا فِي وَسَطِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ، وَفَرَضُوا عَلَيْهِمِ الْجِزْيَةَ.

Naphtali didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but he lived amongst the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and of Beth Anath became subject to forced labour.

٣٤ 34 وَحَصَرَ الأَمُورِيُّونَ أَبْنَاءَ دَانٍ فِي الْجَبَلِ وَلَمْ يَسْمَحُوا لَهُمْ بِالنُّزُولِ إِلَى الْوَادِي.

The Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley;

٣٥ 35 وَعَزَمَ الأَمُورِيُّونَ عَلَى الإِقَامَةِ فِي جَبَلِ حَارَسَ وَفِي أَيَّلُونَ وَفِي شَعَلُبِّيمَ. وَلَكِنْ عِنْدَمَا قَوِيَتْ شَوْكَةُ سِبْطِ يُوسُفَ فَرَضُوا عَلَيْهِمِ الْجِزْيَةَ.

but the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim. Yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labour.

٣٦ 36 وَكَانَتْ حُدُودُ الأَمُورِيِّينَ تَمْتَدُّ مِنْ عَقَبَةِ عَقْرَبِّيمَ مِنْ سَالَعَ إِلَى مَا وَرَاءَهَا.

The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.